Malawi Country Environmental Analysis

Malawi Country Environmental Analysis

Malawi currently faces an environmental cycle of decline and degradation. The challenges it faces are complex and interrelated, but there are two underlying drivers behind this decline. Population growth places huge demands on natural systems with...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:
LAND DEGRADATION
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL CAPITAL
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
FORESTS
BIOMASS
BIODIVERSITY
FISHERIES
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/508561550587004266/Malawi-Country-Environmental-Analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31326
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spelling okr-10986-313262021-05-25T09:21:50Z Malawi Country Environmental Analysis World Bank Group LAND DEGRADATION NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT NATURAL CAPITAL POVERTY INEQUALITY CLIMATE CHANGE FORESTS BIOMASS BIODIVERSITY FISHERIES WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WASTE MANAGEMENT Malawi currently faces an environmental cycle of decline and degradation. The challenges it faces are complex and interrelated, but there are two underlying drivers behind this decline. Population growth places huge demands on natural systems with more land being converted to agriculture and more forests being harvested for the wood fuel supply. Climate change magnifies these impacts by putting greater strain on land and forests due to increased incidents of natural disasters and extreme weather events. Proximate drivers of environmental degradation include weak land tenure security, unsustainable land management practices (driven in part by poorly designed and targeted agricultural subsidies), chronic shortages of public funding for environmental management, and weak institutions, particularly those at decentralized levels. The Malawi Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) compiles and reviews existing analyses on Malawi's environment and natural resources (ENR) and explores what this evidence means for poverty and economic development. The CEA also identifies 10 strategic recommendations to address the degradation of natural resources and the environment and to promote improved environmental management, investment, and expenditure practices. 2019-02-25T18:25:29Z 2019-02-25T18:25:29Z 2019-01 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/508561550587004266/Malawi-Country-Environmental-Analysis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31326 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Country Environmental Analysis Economic & Sector Work Africa Malawi
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topic LAND DEGRADATION
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL CAPITAL
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
FORESTS
BIOMASS
BIODIVERSITY
FISHERIES
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
spellingShingle LAND DEGRADATION
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
NATURAL CAPITAL
POVERTY
INEQUALITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
FORESTS
BIOMASS
BIODIVERSITY
FISHERIES
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WASTE MANAGEMENT
World Bank Group
Malawi Country Environmental Analysis
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Malawi
description Malawi currently faces an environmental cycle of decline and degradation. The challenges it faces are complex and interrelated, but there are two underlying drivers behind this decline. Population growth places huge demands on natural systems with more land being converted to agriculture and more forests being harvested for the wood fuel supply. Climate change magnifies these impacts by putting greater strain on land and forests due to increased incidents of natural disasters and extreme weather events. Proximate drivers of environmental degradation include weak land tenure security, unsustainable land management practices (driven in part by poorly designed and targeted agricultural subsidies), chronic shortages of public funding for environmental management, and weak institutions, particularly those at decentralized levels. The Malawi Country Environmental Analysis (CEA) compiles and reviews existing analyses on Malawi's environment and natural resources (ENR) and explores what this evidence means for poverty and economic development. The CEA also identifies 10 strategic recommendations to address the degradation of natural resources and the environment and to promote improved environmental management, investment, and expenditure practices.
format Report
author World Bank Group
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title Malawi Country Environmental Analysis
title_short Malawi Country Environmental Analysis
title_full Malawi Country Environmental Analysis
title_fullStr Malawi Country Environmental Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Malawi Country Environmental Analysis
title_sort malawi country environmental analysis
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/508561550587004266/Malawi-Country-Environmental-Analysis
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31326
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